Διφαλαγγία ἀντίστομος
face-to-face twin-phalanx formation
Translated by William Hutton3 Mar 2005Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
That which has leaders stationed in the middle but the rearguards1 from both of the divisions stationed on the outside in side-formations, some of them on the right, others on the left, and the rearguards stationed in the middle.
Twin-phalanx formation: the 2 phalanx-commands; 8192 men.2 By some this is also called a 'division' [meros], but also a 'wing' [keras], and the commander a 'wing-leader'.
On this subject look in the end of the book.3
Twin-phalanx formation: the 2 phalanx-commands; 8192 men.2 By some this is also called a 'division' [meros], but also a 'wing' [keras], and the commander a 'wing-leader'.
On this subject look in the end of the book.3
Greek original · Adler’s text
Διφαλαγγία ἀντίστομος· ἥτις μὲν ἡγεμόνας ἔχει μέσους τεταγμένους, τοὺς δὲ οὐραγοὺς ἔξω ἔχουσα ἐξ ἑκατέρων τῶν μερῶν ἐν παραγωγαῖς τεταγμένους, οὓς μὲν ἐν δεξιᾷ, οὓς δὲ ἐν εὐωνύμῳ, τοὺς δὲ οὐραγοὺς ἐν μέσῳ τεταγμένους. Διφαλαγγία, αἱ βʹ φαλαγγαρχίαι· ἄνδρες ʹ22ηρʹ4βʹ. τοῦτο δὲ καὶ μέρος ὑπ' ἐνίων καλεῖται, ἀλλὰ καὶ κέρας, καὶ ὁ ἡγούμενος κεράρχης. ζήτει περὶ ταύτης ἐν τῷ τέλει τοῦ βιβλίου.